When did Ptolemy I rule Egypt?
350-330 BC
305/304-282 BC
400-380 BC
250-230 BC
Answer
Ruling Egypt from 305 or 304 BCE until his death in 282 BCE, Ptolemy I was a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great who became Pharaoh following Alexander's death and the division of his empire among his generals. He established the Ptolemaic dynasty that ruled Egypt for nearly three centuries, blending Greek and Egyptian cultural and religious practices to stabilize his Hellenistic kingdom.
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